| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 January - 6 December 1998 |
| Teams | 39 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Espérance (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Primeiro de Agosto |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 67 |
| Goals scored | 195 (2.91 per match) |
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The 1998 African Cup Winners' Cup was the twenty-fourth season of Africa's second oldest club football tournament organised by CAF. As before, the tournament was open to clubs that won their nation's premier domestic cup.
Espérance of Tunisia won the cup after defeating Angola's Primeiro de Agosto 4-2 in a two-legged final. It was Espérance's first Cup Winners' Cup triumph and their fourth African club title while Primeiro de Agosto made their first appearance in a continental final.